Salary Data/Ironworker by State/Pacific Coast/Oregon/Portland, OR

Ironworker Salary in Portland, OR

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Ironworkers Local 29, effective July 2025.

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Market Context

Ironworkers Local 29 is the union local for ironworkers in Portland; its jurisdiction includes Oregon and southwest Washington. Union apprentices train at the Pacific Northwest Ironworkers JATC Local 29 in Northeast Portland. Oregon's prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

Union Scale

Ironworkers Local 29 journeyman ironworker Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$48.31

Effective July 2025

Base wage: $48.31/hr

Benefit contribution: $34.52/hr

Total package: $82.83/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$100,485

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$2,365

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Ironworkers Local 29 journeyman ironworker journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all ironworkers across all employment types and experience levels.

JATC Information

Training Center	Pacific Northwest Ironworkers JATC Local 29
Address	11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97220
Phone	(503) 775-0877
Website	iw29appr.org
Minimum Score	Not published

Area Wage Data

All ironworkers, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual

$98,120

+$35,340 vs. national

Median Hourly

$47.17

vs. Oregon

+$9,580

vs. state average

Total Employed

410

In this area

Full Wage Breakdown

All ironworkers, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.

Annual Median Wage	$98,120
Annual Mean Wage	$93,730
Hourly Median Wage	$47.17
Hourly Mean Wage	$45.06
Total Employed	410
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Oregon

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Union Rates in Oregon and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Oregon, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.

Ironworkers Local 29

Salem

$48.31/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective July 2025

Ironworkers Local 86

Olympia